Oprah Winfrey

One of the most successful and influential women in media, Arianna Huffington, announced this week she will be stepping down from her position at The Huffington Post. Huffington made the tough decision to leave the media business when she determined that her new project, health and wellness...

The New York Post chronicled Sara Pereda, a 35-year native of New York City who works in finance and says the Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW)'s program made her gain, not lose, weight. Pereda was 12 pounds heavier in April 2015, 8 years after losing 7 pounds on the Weight Watchers...

Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are among the top five richest men in the US. But can you name the richest women? Forbes is out with their list of the richest self-made women. Here is a look at the list. 1. Diane Hendricks ($4.9 billion) co-founded a windows and guttering firm...

Oprah may have lost 23 pounds using Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW)'s system, but her portfolio has gotten a lot heavier since her October investment in Weight Watchers' stock. Here's a look at how Oprah’s headline-grabbing weight loss has turned around Weight...

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) surged on Tuesday after the company's minority-owner, Oprah Winfrey, was featured in a new advertisement. "This is the joy for me," Winfrey said in her Weight Watchers commercial, which was released before the market open. "I love bread... I...

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) shares spiked on Friday following the New York Post report that "the stock, at least for now, has the media mogul beat." Shares of Weight Watchers closed Thursday at $11.98. The company's market cap fell on Thursday, as its shares dropped 4.39...

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) stock is still hot, soaring 27.3 percent this week following Oprah's TV commercial aired across social media Wednesday. Weight Watchers was recently seen trading at $23.18, up $0.13 since Wednesday's close at $23.05. Winfrey's emotional tweet sent...

Over the past three months, shares of Weight Watchers International Inc. (NYSE: WTW) have gained more than 200 percent in large part due to media mogul Oprah Winfrey's decision to buy a 10 percent stake in the company. When Winfrey's purchase was made public, the stock shot up more than...

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) have lost nearly 5 percent since the start of 2015 despite surging more than 250 percent over the past three months. The Vetr crowd upgraded Weight Watchers' rating to 2.5-stars out of a possible five stars. Despite an upgrade...

In a new report, SunGard analyst Karl Loomes looked to short-interest data to find stocks ripe for short squeezes under the right conditions. Here’s a breakdown of some of the names he discussed. FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) The company recently indicated that its proposed takeover of...

Shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) surged higher by more than 100 percent on Monday after Oprah Winfrey announced she acquired a 10 percent stake. Meredith Adler of Barclays commented in a note that a partnership with Oprah is likely to "speed up considerably...